Who we are
David R. Perkins IV
Department of Geography, Geology and Planning, Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri, USA. davidperkins@missouristate.edu
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Goals and Objectives
In 2015, The United Nations 70th General Assembly designated 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. The international year focused on several key areas including economic growth, employment, poverty reduction, climate change, resource efficiency, cultural heritage, and peace & security. Many projects globally have aimed at providing sustainable development solutions to regions through the tourism sector—which is particularly well positioned to serve rural communities, Small Island Developing States, and women.
As the success of the tourism sector is highly dependent on environmental conditions, consideration of the impacts of weather and climate on the sustainable development of the tourism sector are of utmost importance in the review of sustainable development projects and policies. The United Nations World Tourism Organization in 2008 took the connection further by stating that climate change was to be considered “the greatest challenge to sustainable tourism in the 21st century”.
Overall, this field (tourism climatology), connecting elements of climate, tourism, and recreation has evolved from an application of atmospheric principles on a particular industry or location, to a more comprehensive outlook. This comprehensive approach works within a sustainability framework as environmental data is subsequently connected through its network of impacts to economic development and cultural heritage. Tourism climatology, in an increasing applied reach now connects how present and future weather and climate scenarios impact both tourists and tourism-oriented communities.
In this session, we are seeking both applied and theoretical research to further the application of connections between the usage of weather and climate environmental data within the tourism development sector.
Length and content of the proposed abstract to the track
Paper presentation has been the best format for this type of research area. Presenting on tourism often requires additional audio and visual engagements with the audience which is more conducive to paper presentations at conferences (compared with posters). Content should discuss a nexus between climate and tourism, not just speaking to them separately. Helpful inclusions would be the specific links to SDGs and subsequent targets and indicators.
Each proposed abstract (in connection to one of the areas pointed out above) within 300 and 500 words
- shall be best organized (without headlines) along usual structures (e.g. intro/method/findings or results/ discussion/conclusions)
- does not need to, but can include references
- shall provide in a final section
- a. to which SDG(s) and SDG-target(s) their proposed abstract especially relate to (e.g. “SDG+Target: 14.1.”).
- b. a brief indication how the proposed contribution relates to the topic of the Conference “Sustainability and Beyond”
Abstracts which do not outline points 3.a.) AND 3.b.) might be considered less relevant in the Review.